Extended, home, and mobile content delivery networks
US9706249B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/64776
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide an extended content delivery network service in which user devices are configured as extended content delivery network devices that download and/or stream programs to other users of the extended content delivery network service. Additionally, a method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide an in-home media server device that stores programs in a same format as a format of the programs stored in a content delivery network, and provide an error correction service in which a portion of a program including an error, initially received via a multicast or broadcast transmission, is replaced with a corrected portion of the program via a unicast transmission. Still further, a method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide a mobile extended content delivery network device that downloads or streams programs to other users of the extended content delivery network service.
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